Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

The big-box stores are coming to D.C. And neighborhood "mom and pop" shops are worried. Now, a new effort is underway to try to protect D.C.'s local businesses. Kojo explores the business environment for small-scale entrepreneurs.

Before the Civil War, more than 35,000 African Americans relocated from the U.S. to Canada. Hear about a landmark court case that established the rules regarding slave extradition, and how a chance archeological discovery in a Toronto...

It's an attempt to restore hope and bring education into the lives of homeless and often-orphaned children. Meet a local DC woman who's mission to build 100 libraries/reading rooms across Africa over the next 10 years.